Plan a flight · Mon 9:58 am EDT (13:58 UTC)

Rickenbacker International to MC Allen International LCK → MFE

1,121 nautical miles (1,290 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 228°, about 235° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:43 pm CDT (22:43 UTC). Right now LCK is IFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots; MFE is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 69 nm of the route.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from LCK.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

220 , 5 nm northwest, 9:20 am EDT (13:20 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 923 nm along the route, 5 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PSX UA /OV PSX080020/TM 1320/FL1302/TP 220/SK E145/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSX
Where
20 nm east (080°) of PSX
Time
13:20 UTC
Height
at 130,200 ft
Aircraft
220
Sky
E145
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
A319 at 700 ft, 11 nm north, 8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC): overcast above 700 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV KCMH/TM 1256/FL007/TP A319/SK OVC007/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over KCMH
Time
12:56 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
A319
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
Remarks
during the descent
C650 at 400 ft, 11 nm northwest, 8:50 am EDT (12:50 UTC): overcast above 500 ft, 16 °C, remarks: dept end runway 22 bases reported at 400 ft. At the departure end, 11 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TZR UA /OV DEPT END RY22/TM 1250/FL004/TP C650/SK OVC005/WX 7/TA 60/RM DEPT END RY22 BASES RPTD 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through TZR
Where
dept end runway 22
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
C650
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
Weather
7
Temperature
60 °C
Remarks
dept end runway 22 bases reported at 400 ft
E75L at 3,000 ft, 11 nm north, 8:07 am EDT (12:07 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 1207/FL030/TP E75L/SK B012 T028
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
12:07 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
B012 T028
C25A at 3,000 ft, 48 nm east, 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 3,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ZZV UA /OV ZZV/TM 1205/FL030/TP C25A/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ZZV
Where
over ZZV
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
A320 at 3,500 ft, 11 nm north, 8:04 am EDT (12:04 UTC): remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 1204/FL035/TP A320/SK T024/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
12:04 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
T024
Remarks
during the climb
A21N at 800 ft, 11 nm north, 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 1156/FL008/TP A21N/SK B008
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
11:56 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
B008
C25A at 5,000 ft, 48 nm east, 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 5,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ZZV UA /OV ZZV/TM 1156/FL050/TP C25A/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ZZV
Where
over ZZV
Time
11:56 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
C550 at 1,500 ft, 17 nm northwest, 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC): overcast above 1,600 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 17 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV OSU/TM 1125/FL015/TP C550/SK OVC016/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over OSU
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C550
Sky
overcast from 1,600 ft
Remarks
during the descent
C680 descending, 17 nm north, 7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 17 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OSU UA /OV OSU090002/TM 1122/FLDURD/TP C680/SK B016
```
Report
a routine report filed through OSU
Where
2 nm east (090°) of OSU
Time
11:22 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Sky
B016
CL35 climbing, 18 nm northwest, 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 18 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OSU UA /OV OSU270003/TM 1100/FLDURC/TP CL35/SK B016
```
Report
a routine report filed through OSU
Where
3 nm west (270°) of OSU
Time
11:00 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CL35
Sky
B016
E170 at 17,000 ft, 30 nm northwest, 8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: very smooth. At the departure end, 30 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV SGH/TM 1215/FL170/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM VERY SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over SGH
Time
12:15 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
very smooth
A320 at 3,000 ft, 44 nm northwest, 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 44 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 1335/FL030/TP A320/SK BUNKN-TOP013
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
13:35 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
BUNKN-TOP013
CRJ9 climbing, 44 nm northwest, 8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 44 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 1246/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK T014
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
12:46 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T014

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 12 forecast points nearest it (CMH, CVG, LOU, BNA, MEM, JAN, SHV, LCH, HOU, PSX, CRP, BRO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	230° at 10 kt	+10 kt		110 kt	10 h 11 min	7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 9 kt	+10 kt	16 °C	110 kt	10 h 11 min	7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 9 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	10 h 01 min	6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 9 kt	+6 kt	9 °C	114 kt	9 h 50 min	6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 9 kt	+5 kt	5 °C	115 kt	9 h 45 min	6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	+6 kt	1 °C	114 kt	9 h 50 min	6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+7 kt	-3 °C	113 kt	9 h 55 min	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 16 kt	+8 kt	-6 °C	112 kt	10 h 01 min	6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 19 kt	+11 kt	-16 °C	109 kt	10 h 17 min	7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 26 kt	+3 kt	-31 °C	117 kt	9 h 35 min	6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 33 kt	+2 kt	-41 °C	118 kt	9 h 30 min	6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 37 kt	−8 kt	-51 °C	128 kt	8 h 45 min	5:43 pm CDT (22:43 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
CMH	used from 0 nm out; 34 nm from the line	320/12	340/26 15°	340/22 9°	320/24 3°	320/32 -7°	320/36 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/59 -44°	320/57 -50°
CVG	used from 50 nm out; 27 nm from the line	300/19	310/23 15°	320/20 9°	310/18 3°	300/26 -6°	290/36 -19°	310/32 -34°	310/53 -43°	310/61 -51°
LOU	used from 99 nm out; 39 nm from the line	300/16	310/19 15°	310/17 9°	300/15 4°	300/26 -6°	280/34 -19°	290/30 -34°	310/49 -42°	310/58 -51°
BNA	used from 248 nm out; 40 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -51°
MEM	used from 347 nm out; 75 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
JAN	used from 546 nm out; 79 nm from the line	240/10	260/15 18°	280/10 11°	290/6 6°	290/15 -5°	300/15 -17°	320/35 -30°	330/38 -40°	330/39 -51°
SHV	used from 595 nm out; 94 nm from the line	210/20	210/20 18°	230/20 11°	240/16 7°	270/17 -7°	250/11 -15°	300/34 -30°	310/34 -40°	320/36 -51°
LCH	used from 695 nm out; 69 nm from the line	170/21	160/23 18°	170/13 13°	170/6 8°	300/12 -7°	280/16 -14°	320/27 -30°	330/23 -41°	340/38 -51°
HOU	used from 794 nm out; 44 nm from the line	180/22	180/20 16°	170/7 15°	L/V 8°	220/11 -6°	260/15 -13°	310/20 -30°	320/20 -40°	350/32 -51°
PSX	used from 893 nm out; 24 nm from the line	160/24	190/17 17°	200/10 15°	L/V 8°	260/7 -5°	220/10 -12°	310/11 -30°	320/13 -40°	010/29 -51°
CRP	used from 992 nm out; 31 nm from the line	140/21	160/22 17°	180/14 13°	210/6 9°	270/10 -5°	200/8 -13°	L/V -29°	L/V -40°	030/28 -51°
BRO	used from 1092 nm out; 44 nm from the line	160/15	160/15 18°	170/11 14°	150/7 9°	L/V -4°	170/6 -15°	100/15 -29°	100/14 -41°	040/26 -51°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
LCK Columbus, OH	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	743 ft	8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC)
ILN Wilmington, OH	50 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	1,076 ft	13:54 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	159 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	7 mi	25,000 ft	500 ft	12:56 UTC
CKV Clarksville, TN	288 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	549 ft	13:52 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	377 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	13:53 UTC
GLH Greenville, MS	546 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	130 ft	13:53 UTC
MLU Monroe, LA	625 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	78 ft	13:53 UTC
IER Natchitoches, LA	695 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	121 ft	13:35 UTC
EFD Houston, TX	863 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	32 ft	12:54 UTC
BYY Bay City, TX	913 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,900 feet Weather: haze	from the east (080°) at 3 knots	5 mi	none	44 ft	13:35 UTC
HRL Harlingen, TX	1102 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	36 ft	13:52 UTC
MFE Mc Allen, TX	destination	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	107 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,076 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MFE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:43 pm CDT (22:43 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MFE

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for LCK, the departure

From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
At times between Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at LCK 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at MFE 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Rickenbacker International, MC Allen International.